17th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 2 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150107091 | GAP ADJUSTING METHOD IN TRIP MECHANISM OF MOLDED CASE CIRCUIT BREAKER - Disclosed is a gap adjusting method which easily adjusts a gap between a bimetal and a crossbar by using a gap adjusting block and an adjusting screw in a trip mechanism of a molded case circuit breaker without a separate additional device. The gap adjusting method in the trip mechanism of the molded case circuit breaker includes setting a reference gap between a crossbar and a bimetal, measuring a total resistance of the trip mechanism and a trip stroke of a switching mechanism to set a compensation gap, placing a gap adjusting block on a position separated from a crossbar by a gap based on the sum of the reference gap and the compensation gap, rotating an adjusting screw assembled with the bimetal to contact the adjusting screw with the gap adjusting block, and adhering the adjusting screw to the bimetal. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107092 | Manufacture Of A Smart Card - A method and device for manufacturing a smart card inlay includes attaching a first and a second end of a single wire antenna to a single first substrate, fixing the wire antenna, aside from the first and second ends thereof, to a second substrate. The method further includes thereafter relocating the first substrate relative to the second substrate such that the first and second ends of the wire antenna are at locations on the second substrate suitable for connection to a chip module, thereafter connecting the first end and the second end to the chip module, and thereafter removing the first substrate. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107093 | AQUEOUS CATHODE SLURRY - A method of making a positive electrode includes forming a slurry of particles using an electrode formulation, a diluent, and oxalic acid, coating the slurry on a collector and drying the coating on the collector to form the positive electrode. The electrode formulation includes an electrode active material, a conductive carbon source, an organic polymeric binder, and a water soluble polymer. The diluent consists essentially of water. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107094 | Battery Cell Isolation System - A method and apparatus comprising a number of battery cells, a housing having a plurality of channels, an assembly, and a number of grooves. The housing is configured to hold the number of battery cells. The assembly is configured to separate the number of battery cells from the housing in which the housing has the plurality of channels. The number of grooves is formed by the assembly and surfaces of the number of battery cells. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107095 | MULTI-PARTS AUTOTRANSFERRING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A multi-parts autotransferring apparatus for transferring parts to be mounted in a car body includes: a body configured to be mounted spaced apart from a ground by a plurality of supports; a vertical moving part configured to be mounted at the lower portion of the body to descend; a horizontal moving part configured to be mounted at a lower portion of the vertical moving part to be advanced and retreated in a front and rear direction; front jig parts configured to be each mounted at opposing sides of a front of the horizontal moving part; and rear jig parts configured to be each mounted at opposing sides of a rear of the horizontal moving part. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107096 | Insertion Tool - An insertion tool includes at least one machining region, and at least one fastening region. The at least one fastening region is configured to couple to at least one tool holding fixture of a handheld machine tool, and has at least two fastening elements arranged substantially into a circle around a drive axis. The at least one fastening region is further configured to be at least substantially free of recesses in a radial direction within the circle. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107097 | GAS CELL, GAS CELL MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND GAS CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD - A manufacturer of gas cells performs an arrangement process of arranging solid substances at positions corresponding to holes each of which is provided on each of a plurality of cells. Then, the manufacturer of the gas cells performs an accommodation process of accommodating gas in inner spaces of the cells through an air flow path connected to the holes. Further, the manufacturer of the gas cells performs a sealing process of sealing the spaces by melting the solid substances to close the holes corresponding to the solid substances. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107098 | SHAFT ASSEMBLING STRUCTURE - A shaft assembling structure includes a shaft hole formed on a motor rotor and a shaft with a shaft end sheathed on a shaft hole of the motor rotor. The shaft assembling structure further includes a direction setting member secured to the top of the motor rotor and embedded with the shaft, and at least one direction setting member disposed at the bottom of the shaft assembling structure and extended into the first direction setting portion of shaft hole. The shaft end of the shaft includes at least one second direction setting portion embedded into the corresponding first direction setting portion. When the second direction setting portion is aligned precisely with the first direction setting portion, the shaft hole of the motor rotor is sheathed on the shaft end of the shaft to facilitate the process of recognizing and confirming the rotating direction of the shaft. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107099 | ARTICLE REMOVAL JIG AND ARTICLE ACCOMMODATING BODY - An article removal jig includes: engaging unit provided to be retractable in relation to an engaging hole provided in an article accommodating device, the engaging unit being engaged in the engaging hole such that an article-accommodating body provided in the article-accommodating device is removed from the article-accommodating device; a handle; a key member configured to be engaged with an engaged unit provided in the engaging unit provided in the article-accommodating body; a driver configured to drive the key member to disengage the engaging unit from the engaging hole; a power source mounted on the article-accommodating body which is permitted to be removed from the article accommodating device, the power source being configured to supply a power to the driver when receiving a removal permission signal of the article-accommodating body which is permitted to be removed; and a first biasing member configured to return the key member to an initial position. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107100 | APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATIC PLACEMENT OF GASKETS ON A HOUSING - An apparatus for automatic placement of gaskets on a housing includes a base, the second feeding mechanism, a first detecting member, a bearing mechanism, an assembly mechanism, and a controller. The first detecting member can detect the position of the gaskets relative to the preset position. The detected results are transmitted to the controller by the first detecting member. The controller controls the second feeding mechanism to accurately adjust the position of the gaskets to preset position. Therefore, a projection of the gasket is accurately engaged in a mounting hole of the housing by the assembly mechanism. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107101 | FABRICATING PREASSEMBLED OPTOELECTRONIC INTERCONNECT STRUCTURES - Fabricating preassembled optoelectronic interconnect structures is provided, which have an optical waveguide link with first and second optoelectronic circuits attached to first and second ends of the waveguide link. The optoelectronic circuits include active optical componentry which facilitates optical signal communication across the optical waveguide link. Further, first and second pluralities of electrical contacts are associated with the first and second optoelectronic circuits, respectively, to facilitate electrically, operatively connecting the interconnect structure between first and second components of an electronic assembly as, for instance, a single, field-replaceable unit. The first and second components of the electronic assembly may be, for instance, stacked electronic components of the electronic assembly, or laterally offset components of a substantially planar electronic assembly. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107102 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SPACE TRANSFORMER BY USING CARRIER SUBSTRATE MADE FOR CHIP PACKAGE AND PROVIDED WITH ELONGATED CONTACTS - A space transformer includes a carrier substrate made for a chip package, an insulated layer disposed on the carrier substrate, and a conductive block. The carrier substrate is provided with elongated first and second wires. The first wire has an elongated contact which is longer than the width of the first wire. The insulated layer has a hole corresponding in position to the elongated contact. The conductive block has an elongated connecting column located in the hole and connected with the elongated contact, and a cylindrical contact pad exposed at the outside of the insulated layer, larger-sized than the elongated connecting column and connected with the elongated connecting column. As a result, the cylindrical contact pad has sufficient area and structural strength for contact with a probe needle. The method for manufacturing the space transformer is also disclosed. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107103 | Wire Termination System - A wire termination system for efficiently connecting a plurality of wires to an electrical connector. The wire termination system generally includes a heat applicator device that selectively applies heat to a specific connector pin within an electrical connector so that a corresponding wire may be soldered to the connector pin. The heat applicator device applies heat to a first connector pin for a period of time for soldering of a first wire to the first connector pin and then the heat is removed. The heat applicator device then applies heat to the next connector pin for soldering a next wire to the next connector with the process continuing until all of the wires are soldered to their corresponding connector pins on the electrical connector. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107104 | Mechanical Assembly by Means of Autogenous Riveting - A mechanical assembly of a multi-strand cable including a plurality of strands and a substrate, the plurality of strands being aligned at the substrate in a first direction and the substrate having a convex edge in a plane perpendicular to the first direction. The plurality of strands is assembled on the substrate by swaging the strands around the convex edge, leading to the deformation of a portion of the strands around said convex edge. The substrate also includes an opening in a plane substantially parallel to the first direction, the edge of which forms at least one portion of the convex edge. The swaging operation is carried out on the portion of the strands positioned between the edges of the opening such that a portion of the plurality of punched strands passes through the opening and projects around the convex edge onto the top and bottom sides thereof. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107105 | MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR FUEL PUMP - A stator has ribs, which are configured to make contact with an inner wall of a housing when accommodated in the housing. In a deformation process, force is applied from a radially outside to first portions of the housing to elastically deform the housing. In an insertion process subsequent to the deformation process, the stator is inserted into the housing, such that the ribs are enabled to make contact with second portions of the housing, which are elastically deformed radially outward. In an affixation process subsequent to the insertion process, application of the force is released to cause the ribs to make contact with an inner wall of the housing. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107106 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PISTON WITH A COOLING DUCT - A method for producing a piston with a cooling duct for an internal combustion engine, wherein a piston blank is provided with a collar protruding beyond the outer diameter of the later formed piston, and is formed on the piston blank by forging, spin-bending or the like. To form the cooling duct, a radially peripheral recess is introduced into the piston blank by forging, spin-bending or the like. In a further method step, a forming operation is performed on the collar, which together with the peripheral recess forms the cooling duct. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107107 | METHOD FOR REMOVING A TURBOFAN ENGINE HEATING DEVICE - A method for removing a twin-spool turbine including a front fan, a HP module with a HP rotor, and a LP turbine module, an intermediate casing including a support bearing for the HP rotor, the HP rotor being retained in the bearing by a link nut, the method including inserting a tool for unscrewing the link nut after having released access to the link nut, and preheating the link nut before starting the unscrewing tool. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107108 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING BLADES - A method of supporting a cantilevered component prior to machining the cantilevered component, wherein the cantilevered component is mounted on a hub, the method comprising the step of providing an adhesive carrier, applying adhesive to the carrier and adhering the carrier to the cantilevered component and allowing the adhesive to cure. The carrier may rigid and braced against adjacent blades or against another carrier located on an opposing side of the aerofoil. Alternatively, the carrier may be a flexible fabric that can be wrapped around the blade. Advantageously, the blade can be machined through the carrier. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107109 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMBUSTOR WITH CMC HEAT SHIELD AND METHODS THEREFOR - A combustor for a gas turbine engine is disclosed. The combustor is described as comprising a dome plate coupled to a liner thereof, with at least one heat shield comprised of a ceramic matrix composite coupled at the aft end of the dome plate. Also described is a method for assembling a combustor for a gas turbine engine, including releasing a metal alloy heat shield from a dome plate and providing a ceramic matrix composite heat shield as replacement. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107110 | WELDING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A welding method including the steps of: providing, in a first position, a weld target assembly having a welding region and a weld tab located adjacent the welding region, the weld tab changeable from a first physical configuration to a second physical configuration when subject to a first type of weld operation; performing a first weld process on the welding region and weld tab; moving the assembly from the first to a second position; providing safeguard apparatus for cooperating with the weld tab to: prevent the assembly from moving to the second position when the first weld procedure did not include the first type of weld operation; and permit the assembly be moved to the second position when the first weld procedure included the first type of weld operation. The assembly includes a sub-assembly having a foot member and blade portion welded together, thereby ultimately forming an output guide vane. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107111 | FORMATION AND ROTATIONAL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CYLINDRICAL WORKPIECES - A formation and rotation apparatus for use in forming and rotating interconnected sections of a cylindrical workpiece, including a frame and a head arranged within the frame, the head defining two slots and being operatively rotated via an integral drive assembly. A first slide block is slidably disposed within one of the two slots, and a second slide block is disposed within another of the two slots, each of the first and the second slide blocks include a cutting wheel and a beading wheel for successively forming each of the interconnected sections. An armature having an axis of rotation is also provided, along with a gripping mechanism being operatively connected to the armature. A drive mechanism selectively rotates the armature about the axis of rotation after the gripping means has closed about one of the interconnected sections. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107112 | METHOD OF RETROFITTING A HARMONICA - A harmonica with a tube plate that provides production of sweeter, clearer notes with a minimum of skill. The tube plate has a plurality of tubes and sits over the reeds and the comb under the cover plate, a tube coupled with each air chamber in the comb. The tubes form tunnels with the air chambers, enhancing reverberation and separating the sound waves emanating from the reed in each chamber. The tube plate can be added to a conventional harmonica. The harmonica has a plurality of reed units, each reed in a separate unit. Each reed unit is individually replaced when a reed requires replacement or when modification of the harmonica key is desired. The reed units can replace a reed plate in a conventional harmonica. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107113 | SYSTEM FOR ASSEMBLY OF A COMPONENT ON A MOTOR-VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - In a method for assembling a component on a motor-vehicle body structure, a device is set with a manipulator into a condition of connection with a component placed in a pick-up position, according to a predetermined mutual positioning; the component is gripped with the device to connect the component thereto; the device connected to the component is carried with the manipulator to a motor-vehicle body structure that is located in a position, on a conveying line, upstream of a centre for welding or fixing the component on the body structure; the component is constrained with the device to the body structure according to a mutual positioning whereby the component comes to occupy the proper position of assembly; the device is supported with the body structure; and with the device supported by the body structure, the body structure is conveyed with the conveying line to the centre. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107114 | SHAVING AID MEMBER ASSEMBLIES FOR RAZORS - A shaving aid member assembly for adding a shaving aid member to a razor that does not have a shaving aid member or for replacing a worn out shaving aid member. The shaving aid member assembly comprising a horizontal band portion made of elastic material and a shaving aid member disposed on an outer facing surface of the horizontal band portion, wherein the horizontal band portion comprises a continuous loop for removably fastening the horizontal band portion around the perimeter of the razor's shaving head. The shaving aid member assembly may further comprise first and second vertical band portions extending perpendicularly from the horizontal band portion and each comprising a continuous loop for removably fastening the first and second vertical band portions around the vertical perimeter of the shaving head. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107115 | Disposable Razor Device and Blades (Two Blades on a Movable Head and a Single Blade on a Head Fixed to the Razor Device) for Use at Barbershops, Hairdressing Salons and Homes - A disposable razor device includes a handle with a distal end, a proximal end, and a body extending therebetween, a fixed head integral with the handle, at least one fixed razor blade attached to a bottom edge of the fixed head, and a removable head with a protection strip and at least one razor blade inserted therein. The removable head is configured to be attached to and removed from the fixed head of the razor device. A push button release mechanism may be positioned on the handle, wherein the actuation of the push button allows the removable head to be detached from the fixed head. The removable head may include two razor blades. The protection strip is positioned above the two razor blades in the removable head. The two razor blades of the removable head may be positioned above the fixed razor blade of the fixed head. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107116 | DEBRIS VENT FOR A SAW BLADE HOUSING - A saw assembly and saw blade housing are disclosed. The housing includes a pocket portion configured to expose a portion of the saw blade for cutting of material. The housing includes an enclosure portion configured to enclose a portion of the saw blade that is not exposed by the pocket portion. The housing includes an entrance region through which the saw teeth pass during operation of the saw blade in order to enter the enclosure portion from the pocket portion. The housing includes an exhaust vent located within the enclosure portion of the housing and downstream of the entrance region, from the perspective of the operational rotation of the saw blade. The exhaust vent is configured to redirect debris material entering the enclosure portion of the housing via the entrance region, the debris material being redirected in a forward direction from the perspective of a cutting operation utilizing the saw blade. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107117 | UTENSIL HOLDER - A utensil holder is described. The utensil holder can include a holding body with a central longitudinal axis and a plurality of utensil sleeves for receiving utensils. The utensil sleeves extend longitudinally on the holding body and are spaced apart in a radial orientation from the central longitudinal axis of the holding body. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107118 | INTEGRATED STRING AND BLADE TRIMMER SYSTEM - An integrated string and trimmer blade system that allows a user to simultaneously employ one or more flexible lines and one or more blades during various types of cutting operations (e.g., grass, weeds, branches, etc.). The system may be implemented on any appropriate cutting apparatus such as walk-behind trimmers and/or mowers, hand-held trimmers, and the like. Broadly, the system includes a cutting member having a body that is rotatable about a pivot axis of the cutting apparatus. One or more cutting blades are pivotally attached to the body such that the blades can oscillate or otherwise pivot relative to the body as the body rotates about the central axis. At least one of the blades includes one or more line holders thereon for receipt and attachment of one or more flexible cutting lines or strings. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107119 | CUTTER FOR WOVEN BELT - A cutter for woven belt includes a handle having two ends respectively defined to be a first end and a second end. The handle has a circumferential side provided with a cutting opening located close to the first end, extended in a direction from the second end toward the first end and having an opposite sealed end connected with two guide grooves. A blade assembled within the handle and stored in an accommodating chamber, has a second insert bore corresponding to a first bore of an accommodating chamber. The blade comprises a circumference edge with a series of mark labeled thereon and protrudes into the cutting opening of the handle. The cutter also comprises a fixing plate cover to shield the accommodating chamber wherein the blade is stored. The handle also comprises a positioning member to fix the blade and also the easily for changing a blade. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107120 | Aerodynamic Trimmer Head For Use In Flexible Line Rotary Trimmers - An aerodynamic trimmer head assembly for use in flexible line rotary trimmers including a trimmer head having a curvilinear upper head surface and a shroud having a curvilinear portion extending over the head surface. A plurality of ribs extend downwardly and forwardly in the direction of rotation between the head surface and shroud defining a plurality of channels extending between portions of the upper head surface and shroud along curvilinear paths defined by the ribs. The channels define inlet openings in an upper portion of the shroud and outlet openings about the lower end portion thereof During rotation of the head and shroud, air is drawn downwardly about the drive mechanism, through the channel inlets, into and through the channels and outwardly therefrom at a forward inclination about the line projecting from the housing thereby cooling the drive mechanism of the rotary trimmer and reducing aerodynamic drag on the line. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107121 | No grip cutter - A no grip rotary cutter is disclosed which may be used to cut materials such as cloth by pushing on the cutter with the palm of the hand. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107122 | Multi-material ripping snips - Snips and scissors that have traditional cutting blades in conjunction with cutter wheels attached and used for cutting sheet materials to be faster and more efficient than conventional snips and scissors, a tool with no conventional scissor blades but uses arms to attach the cutter wheels still using the scissors action to cut and also make gliding cuts in sheet materials with a safety cutter wheel assembly and embodied in children's type safety scissors, a tool that allows interchangeable wheels to be replaced for a new set or removable for sharpening of either the blade or the cutter wheels also a set of plinking | 2015-04-23 |
20150107123 | Hand-Guided Jig Saw - A hand-guided jig saw includes a tool housing that houses a drive motor. The drive motor is configured to drive a reciprocating transmission that drives a reciprocating unit connected to a tool receptacle. A vertical axis of the tool receptacle saw is configured to receive a saw blade. In order to enable at least partial free cutting of the saw blade for forming a sawing passage in a workpiece, the tool receptacle, via an electromechanical actuating system, is pivotable by a pre-defined angle about a vertical axis. A pivoting movement of the saw blade is superimposed by at least a reciprocating movement of the tool receptacle. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107124 | Infield Set Up Device - A device and a method for accurately laying out the bases of an infield, said device comprising marking pieces that attach to one another to form a single integrated unit. Base marking pieces forming the integrated unit may mark the positions of the bases of an infield. The marking pieces may be connected, which connecting means may assist in measuring distances between marking pieces, which measured distances may determine proper positions of the base marking pieces. After bases are laid out and an infield set up, the marking pieces may re-attach to again form the integrated unit. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107125 | MEASUREMENT METHOD WITH IMPROVED PRECISION IN MEASUREMENT POINT CAPTURE - Method for measuring a part using an articulated measurement arm having a measurement head provided with a pointing member and at least one joint fitted with at least one rotary encoder, comprising focusing on a first measurement point on the part, the measurement arm adopting a first measurement position, moving the measurement arm to a second measurement position to focus on a second measurement point of the part in order to capture a geometric feature of the part on the basis of the measurement points, and determining a degree of precision of the capture of the geometric feature undertaken as a function of the first and second positions of the measurement arm. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107126 | Ammunition Primer Pocket Gauge Tool - A primer pocket gauge tool for handloading ammunition is provided, in which the size of the pocket can be verified prior to installation of a specific primer thereinto. The device comprises an elongated member having a first end and a second end, the first end adapted to verify that the pocket meets the minimum dimensions for a specific primer, and the second end adapted to verify the pocket is below the maximum diameter for the same primer. The first end has a diameter and a depth marker to measure the diameter of the primer pocket and its depth, while the second end has a diameter equal to the maximum allowable primer pocket diameter for the given primer. The user verifies the pocket tolerances for a specific primer prior to installation. Also contemplated are individual maximum and minimum gauge members, and incorporation into a swage tool. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107127 | Quilting Template - A template, such as a quilting template, is configured as a relatively thin piece of material having a first circular portion disposed at a first end of the template and a second circular portion disposed at a second end of the template. The template further includes a concave curve portion disposed between the first end and the second end along a first side edge of the template, a linear curve portion disposed between the first end and the second end along a second side edge of the template, and a set of guide markings. In use, a user can utilize the template to cut, for example, heart-shaped, flower-shaped, or leave-shaped elements, from a piece of material. With such a configuration, the template allows the user to cut a variety of differently sized and shaped elements directly from the material, without requiring the creation of multiple patterns. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107128 | Measuring tape with a sucker - A method of machining holes on a metal plate contains steps of: providing a metal plate and an auxiliary working sheet; contacting the auxiliary working sheet with a first face of a drilling area; drilling a hole on the auxiliary working sheet and the drilling area; and removing the auxiliary working sheet from the drilling area. The metal plate includes the drilling area, and the drilling area has the first face and a second face opposite to the first face, a hardness value of the auxiliary working sheet is 0.7 times more than the metal plate, and a rotating speed of a driller is more than 8,000 rpm/min, thereby machining the hole on the metal plate smoothly and uniformly. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107129 | HIGH-PRECISION, MULTIDIRECTIONAL AIR CROSS-STREAM GRAIN DRIER WITHOUT GRADIENTS - A high-precision, multidirectional air cross-stream grain drier without gradients comprises a continuous drier ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150107130 | METHOD FOR ELECTRICAL PRE-DRYING OF A CERAMIC BLANK - A method for electrically predrying a moist blank of a ceramic raw mixture is provided, the blank being connected into a circuit and an alternating current being passed through the blank. In this case, the alternating current is passed through the blank at an increased frequency in comparison with the mains frequency. Significantly less electrical energy is required to achieve an identical drying result. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107131 | Drying System and Method of Use Thereof - A drying system and method with a container such as a bucket, a small electrical fan mounted to the container such that when it is powered it draws air into the container, and a plurality of tubes coupled to the container such that they each fluidly communicate with the interior of the container. The tubes are constructed and arranged to be placed into items of clothing such as footwear and gloves, so that when the fan is energized air will be directed through one or more of the tubes into such item of clothing, to dry the item. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107132 | Sole Structure for a Shoe - The invention is directed to improving a sole deformability of a forefoot portion and a heel portion. The sole structure | 2015-04-23 |
20150107133 | FLEXIBLE SHOE SOLE - There is a shoe sole that has a continuous and uniform sole body. The sole body is configured to have a continuous curve so that both the toe region and the heel region flex upwards away from the mid-foot region and has a downward curving or a flat end region, allowing the mid-foot region of sole to flex toward a surface whereto the sole is placed. Preferably, the sole body is strong and resilient and made from a single type of material, such as iron, steel, aluminum alloy, titanium or resilient plastic. When a wearer steps on the shoe sole, the sole body is flattened. When wearer steps forward to walk or run, the heel region flexes up and provides a pushing force to the heel of the wearer, facilitating the walking or running motion. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107134 | SNOW PLOW - A snow plow includes a control unit for controlling a raising/lowering drive mechanism so that an auger housing becomes horizontal, a relative angle detection unit for detecting the angle of the auger housing relative to a travel frame, and a horizontal detection unit for detecting the horizontal state of the auger housing. The control unit stops the raising/lowering drive mechanism when the control unit assess that either a first condition or a second condition is satisfied, the first condition being that the relative angle be zero and the second condition being that the auger housing be horizontal. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107135 | SNOW PLOW - A snow plow including a control unit for controlling the raising and lowering of an auger housing, a reset switch that can be operated by a worker, and a reset display light that illuminates in conjunction with the turning on of the reset switch. The control unit automatically raises and lowers the auger housing in accordance with the reverse and forward traveling of travel device, and automatically adjusts the auger housing to a horizontal position during forward travel of the travel device upon receiving an on signal from the reset switch. The control unit maintains the illuminated state of the illuminated reset display light according to the turning on of the reset switch, even when the travel device is traveling in reverse, and extinguishes the reset display light upon receiving a termination signal for terminating snow plowing work performed with an auger. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107136 | SNOW PLOW - A snow plow includes a control unit for raising an auger housing to a predetermined upper limit angle when travel device is reversing, and an acceleration sensor for detecting acceleration produced in the auger housing. The control unit determines an angle of inclination of the auger housing on the basis of the acceleration. When the travel device starts moving forward after having temporarily moved in reverse, the control unit sets an intermediate lowering target angle of inclination, which is in the lowering path of the auger housing from the upper limit angle to a pre-reversing angle of inclination, in accordance with the forward acceleration; lowers the auger housing at a given lowering speed from the upper limit angle to the intermediate lowering target angle of inclination; and lowers the auger housing at a gradually decreasing lowering speed from the intermediate lowering target angle of inclination to the pre-reversing angle of inclination. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107137 | Tree Removal-Field Reclamation Attachment - An attachment with a back support frame adaptable for use with a variety of loaders for use in tree removal and field reclamation. The back support frame has a curved front wall serving as a moldboard and a bottom wall with a cutting edge for grading dirt. A stationary lower jaw generally trapezoidal in plan is attached to the back support frame and is made of a plurality of cross braced blades forming a see-through grid through which dirt may be sifted with spade-tipped teeth at a distal end for digging and replaceable strips of saw teeth on the outer blades for ripping tree roots. A movable upper jaw with obliquely mounted grapple arms is mounted on the back support frame and is independently movable towards and away from the stationary lower jaw for applying three-point pressure to a root ball or tree trunk. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107138 | IMPLEMENT TOOTH ASSEMBLY WITH TIP AND ADAPTER - A ground engaging tip of a tooth assembly for a base edge of a ground engaging implement, is provided, wherein the tooth assembly includes an adapter configured for attachment to a base edge of the ground engaging implement and having a forwardly extending adapter nose. The adapter nose and an adapter cavity of the tip may be configured with surfaces to increase retention when downward forces are applied to the tip. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107139 | Displaying Device and Method for Using the Same - A displaying device comprises a movable storage device adjustable between at least a closed position and an open position, an elastic image-building body adjustable between at least an inactive position and an active position. The image-building body, in its inactive position, is arranged to be accommodated by the storage device in the closed position thereof. The image-building body includes a substantially gas-tight cavity. The displaying device includes a valve arranged to be connected to a gas source, the valve being arranged to provide gas communication between the gas source and the cavity, so that the cavity may be filled with gas, and the image-building body may be raised into its active position when the storage device is in its open position. A method is for using a displaying device. A compressor is for putting up an image-building wall. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107140 | Label Assembly and Method of Dispensing Low-Stiffness Labels - A label assembly having a first configuration comprising a facestock layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, an adhesive layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface of the adhesive disposed adjacent to the lower surface of the facestock layer, a tack varnish layer overlying the upper surface of the facestock, a liner assembly comprising a release liner overlying the adhesive layer, the release liner comprising a liner layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, the upper surface comprising a release coating layer, the release coating layer being disposed adjacent to the adhesive layer, and a tack coating layer overlying the lower surface of the liner layer. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107141 | MAGNETIC FRAME ASSEMBLY AND MAGNETIC FRAME - A magnetic frame assembly includes an outer portion including an outer perimeter, an inner perimeter, a front side and a back side; an inner portion configurable with said outer portion, said inner portion including an outer perimeter, a front side and a back side, and a magnetic material disposed on at least one of the back side of the outer portion and the back side of the inner portion. The inner perimeter of the outer portion defines a nesting region configurable with the outer perimeter of the inner portion such that said inner portion is removably insertable into said nesting region. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107142 | Illuminable double-sided frame arrangement - A multi-component frame assembly for the display of at least one illuminable graphic panel. The frame assembly includes a frame made of at least one single frame member and at least one split rail frame member, which are joined together by a plurality of connecting brackets. The split rail frame member is comprised of an elongated first side split rail and an elongated second side split rail separated apart by a mid rail member disposed therebetween. The at least one single frame member has a cross-sectional configuration of “U” shape, and is comprised of an exterior bridge member and an interior bridge member for supporting strips of light emitting diodes. The interior bridge member has a bracket channel on one side of the interior bridge member and a graphic receiving channel on the other side of the interior bridge member to enable receipt of one or more graphic display panels. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107143 | FIREARM - A firearm comprising a barrel assembly mounted at one end to a butt group, the butt group including a firing mechanism and an ammunition entry point; a gun lock group slidably mounted between the barrel assembly and butt group that slides to load ammunition from the ammunition entry port into a barrel of the barrel assembly upon cocking of the firearm; and a rail for accessory attachment that is mounted on the barrel and in direct contact with a portion of the barrel. The second invention relates to a hammer pack in the butt group that automatically resets the firing mechanism upon recoiling of the gun lock group during firing, wherein the hammer pack includes a hammer biased to pivot under the force of a hammer spring, and an autofire lever biased through an autofire lever spring to engage the hammer. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107144 | HYBRID LOWER RECEIVER FOR A RIFLE - A combination metal/polymer lower receiver for use in a rifle. The lower receiver attaches to a buttstock including a receiver extension, and an upper receiver having a bolt carrier group. The lower receiver comprises a polymeric lower receiver housing having an integral polymeric upwardly extending lobe. The polymeric receiver housing engages with mounting features on the upper receiver to attach the lower receiver to the upper receiver. A metal insert is secured within the polymeric upwardly extending lobe and engages the receiver extension. The metal insert includes insert side walls incorporated within the polymer sidewalls of the lower receiver housing such that the sidewalls are adapted to receive a takedown pin to secure the upper receiver to the lower receiver. The metal insert can further include an elevated plate for displaying component identifiers. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107145 | Revolver Louver - The present invention is revolver louver which redirects the hot propellant gases which leak from the barrel-cylinder gap away from the user. The louver provides at least one directional passages which control the flow of propulsion gases after firing the revolver. Numerous embodiments are disclosed including some having an expansion capability to further block gas passage and one embodiment which is an extension of the revolver frame itself. One embodiment further comprises an expansion groove to further block the passage of propulsion gases. As such, the present invention's general purpose is to provide a new and improved revolver that is more compact and safer for the user than a conventional revolver. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107146 | GUN SUPPORT FOR A TRIPOD - A gun support includes a bracket pivotally supporting two stanchions detachably attachable to respective legs of a tripod. The gun support is foldable adjacent the tripod upon collapse of the tripod and extendable from the tripod upon pivotal extension of the legs of the tripod. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107147 | Firearm Sighting Assembly - The present invention is an attachment for a firearm that allows an observer to assist a shooter in acquiring a target. Specifically, the firearm includes a scope or an iron sight. The attachment includes a body that can be attached to the firearm with a scope ring; the body includes a base and a top portion arranged so that the attachment can extend at about a 45 degree angle from the firearm yet hold a scope or other attachment level with horizontal and off-set from the firearm's sighting device. Once sighted in, the observer may use the scope mounted on the attachment to view exactly the same field as the firearm user sees through the firearm's sighting device, for the purpose of assisting the shooter. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107148 | Chambered Leader Lure - The instant invention provides a chambered fishing lure having a releasable hook. The chambered fishing lure of the instant invention includes a main body having a front end, a back end, a top side, a bottom side, and a hook. Within the interior of the main body is a reloadable leader lure assembly chamber constructed and arranged to hold a reloadable leader lure assembly. A portion of the hook, as well as all the leader line, is housed within the internal chamber as well as in the non-deployed state. Upon a fish strike and connection, the hook is released from the internal cavity, extending a desirable distance from the main body of the fishing lure and exposing the leader line to the external environment, defining the deployed state. The reloadable leader lure assembly is constructed and arranged to provide the user the ability to retract the leader line coupled to the hook back into the internal chamber of the device. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107149 | BUCKET CONTAINING FLOATING NET FOR FISHING AND A CADDY FOR CARRYING THE SAME - A fish keeping and organization system that includes a bucket for storing a floating net assembly and a caddy for carrying the same. The bucket may include a cushioned seat on a lid portion thereof to provide a seat for a user. The floating net assembly may be removed from the bucket and allowed to float in water. The floating net assembly may include a float ring on a top portion and a weighted lower ring to allow the net assembly to become elongated when disposed in water, such as a lake. A drawstring may be included at the lower end of the net assembly for easy removal of fish kept in the net. The caddy can include wheels and a handle for ease of movement, straps for securing the bucket, and fishing pole holders for storing and moving fishing poles. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107150 | PYROLYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIO-OIL COMPONENT EXTRACTION - A system is described that includes a pyrolyzer and a primary condenser. The primary condenser is coupled to the pyrolyzer and configured to receive pyrolytic vapors from the pyrolyzer. The primary condenser is further configured to condense the pyrolytic vapors by contacting the pyrolytic vapors with a condensing liquid, to form a bio-oil component mixture having multiple separated phases. At least a portion of the condensing liquid includes a component that is extracted as a separated stable phase from a second bio-oil component mixture resulting from a prior pyrolysis cycle. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107151 | PYROLYSIS OIL AND OTHER COMBUSTIBLE COMPOSITIONS FROM MICROBIAL BIOMASS - Oleaginous microbial biomass is subjected to pyrolysis to make microbial pyrolysis oil for use as a fuel or is otherwise formed into combustible products for the generation of heat and/or light. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107152 | COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PLANTING BENEATH SOLAR PANELS BLENDS CONTAINING MOSTLY FINE FESCUE MIXTURES - A seed composition suitable for planting beneath and around one or more solar panel arrays, said seed composition consisting mostly of a blend of fine fescues that results in under panel grass growth requiring little to no regular mowing. One preferred version includes: (a) about 20-50% by weight Hard Fescue; (b) about 20-50% by weight Creeping Red Fescue; and (c) about 20-50% by weight Chewings Fescue. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107153 | METHOD OF COMPRESSING AND FREEZING FOREST FLOOR MATERIAL FOR RE-VEGETATION - A method of revegetating a forest is provided, including the steps of: collecting a volume of forest floor material; wetting the volume of material with a wetting agent; compressing the wetted forest floor material; freezing the compressed forest floor material; separating the frozen forest floor material into a plurality of smaller pieces; storing the frozen pieces in a frozen environment; and distributing at least a portion of the pieces on land to be revegetated. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107154 | ASSEMBLY FOR CULTIVATING PLANTS - An assembly for cultivating plants ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150107155 | MIXTURE FOR BIODEGRADABLE ARTICLES - The present invention provides a mixture based on at least one organic waste component having particles that are equal to or smaller than 2 mm., at least one organic adhesive component and at least one organic plasticizer or emulsifying agent, for the manufacture of biodegradable planting pots. The invention also provides a method for automatically planting a plant, by using a container fitted for automatic planting, filled with the biodegradable planting pots of the invention. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107156 | MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUE AND ASSOCIATED PRODUCT - This invention relates to a method of injection moulding a multi-planter having multiple apertures in the sides thereof, and an cap piece integrally formed with the tubing, the method characterised by the step of inserting supports through the apertures to provide support for the internal core portion of the tool used in the injection moulding. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107157 | INSULATED WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A main support frame is formed from sections of a plastic extrusion and has opposite side portions with peripheral recesses receiving an inner sash unit and outer sash unit each having a frame formed from sections of a plastic extrusion and supporting an insulated glass unit. Hinges support the dual sash units for pivotal movement between open and closed positions, and gear connected telescopic link members connect the main frame to the sash frames for simultaneous movement. A lock system includes a handle on the inner sash unit for moving straps with studs on the sash frames through a connector mechanism mounted on the main frame for simultaneously locking and releasing both sash units and for releasing only the inner sash unit. A screen and/or mini-blind may be supported between the sash units, and the window system with dual sash units may be constructed in various forms. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107158 | LIGHT-CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A light-control assembly including a modular beam with a plurality of adjacent circular bores separated by web portions, and a series of light-controlling members with laterally compliant edge structures mounted in the beam so that the edge structures accommodate the webs between the bores when the light-controlling members are closed to achieve enhanced, blackout or near blackout light-blocking along the edges of the light-controlling members. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107159 | SLIDING DOOR FITTING - The invention relates to a sliding door fitting for the coupling of a door, which is fastened to at least one hinge, of a refrigerator to a door, which is fastened to at least one further single- or multi-axis hinge, of a furniture carcass in which the refrigerator is installed, wherein the sliding door fitting has a guide element and a slider guided by the guide element, and wherein the guide element can be arranged on one of the doors and the slider can be arranged on the other of the doors. The sliding door fitting is distinguished by having at least one damping device for damping a relative movement between the slider and the guide element over at least one defined portion of the relative movement. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107160 | SEALING SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATOR - The present invention discloses a sealing system for a refrigerator and, more particularly, a sealing system located between the doors of a refrigerator and its acclimatized chambers and of the kind that comprises a gasket to be inserted in a receiving channel existing also between the doors of a refrigerator and its acclimatized chambers. The sealing system for refrigerator herein reported consists of at least one gasket comprising a tubular body formed by at least one attaching end and by at least one sealing body; at least one groove defined in at least one movable door or at least one fixed cabinet; and by at least one rib defined in at least one movable door or at least one fixed cabinet. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107161 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A SLIDER WINDOW ASSEMBLY - A method of assembling a slider window assembly for a vehicle includes providing at least one fixed window panel defining an opening with an upper frame portion and a lower frame portion fixed relative to the fixed window panel. A movable window panel is loaded at the upper and lower frame portions by (i) inserting a lower portion of the movable window panel into a portion of a lower channel element of the lower frame portion to a first depth, (ii) aligning an upper portion of the movable window panel with an upper channel of the upper frame portion, (iii) raising the movable window panel so that the upper portion is at least partially received in the upper channel and the lower portion is at a second depth to generally align with a receiving portion of the guide element, and (iv) moving the lower portion into the guide element. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107162 | MECHANISM FOR A SLIDING MOVEMENT - A method and mechanism for moving an element, such as a sliding door ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150107163 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACT FABRICATED FROM SURFACE FUNCTIONALIZED DIAMOND PARTICLES - A superabrasive compact and a method of making the superabrasive compact are disclosed. A superabrasive compact may comprise a plurality of polycrystalline superabrasive particles made of surface functionalized superabrasive particle The surface functionalized superabrasive particles may have halogens or organic moiety instead of hydrogen. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107164 | Vehicle for Performance - A vehicle for performances comprises a roof, a floor, and a roof lifting member that is disposed in an orthogonal direction between the floor and the roof. Also, roof extension panels are pivotably coupled to both sides of the upper end of the roof, and floor extension panels are pivotably disposed at both sides of the floor. In this case, the roof extension panels are spread, and then the roof is lifted up. Thereafter, the floor extension panels are spread, and then folding-type auxiliary panels are spread to both sides and fixed by supports. Next, flying speaker supporting trusses are pivoted to the outside by a certain angle to install flying speakers. Next, the visual equipment supporting trusses are spread to both sides, and then visual equipment is spread. Thereafter, an installation into a performance state is completed by shortening the length of a fixing cable. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107165 | SELF-ELEVATING MAST EMPLOYING DRAW WORKS - A system comprising a support structure having a plurality of vertically extending members arranged to define a mast channel, the support structure attached to a platform having a rig floor and the support structure positioned above an opening in the rig floor; a first mast section that is attached to the support structure; a second mast section that is attached to the support structure and the first mast section; and a third mast section; wherein the system has a first arrangement in which the third mast section is located below the rig floor in a vertical position and is vertically spaced from the second mast; and wherein the system has a second arrangement in which the third mast section is attached to the second mast section and at least a portion of the third mast extends within the opening of the rig floor. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107166 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING BASE ISOLATION AGAINST SEISMIC ACTIVITY - A seismic isolation system including a base plate having a textured top surface and a top plate positioned above the base plate having a non-textured bottom surface, wherein desired coefficients of static and kinetic friction between the top plate and the base plate prevent relative movement of the two plates with normal operation and yet allow the top plate to move relative to the base plate during a seismic event. In one example, the sliding surface has a coating such as a polyester (e.g., polyester triglycidyl isocyanurate) or a low surface energy coating (e.g., silicone-epoxy coating). In another example, the seismic isolation system further includes a damping system comprising internal dampers within a concrete slab resting on the top plate to provide displacement control. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107167 | SPACER FOR INSULATING GLASS PANES - A spacer for insulating glass panes has a profile body having a cross section having first and second side walls, an inner wall and an outer wall, forming a closed hollow profile, wherein first and second filamentary reinforcing elements are arranged in the inner wall, the first primary reinforcing element being arranged in a first portion of the cross section in which the inner wall adjoins the first side wall, and the second reinforcing element being arranged in a second portion of the cross section in which the inner wall adjoins the second side wall, the first and second primary reinforcing elements being arranged, as regards their cross sectional surfaces, at most approximately 50% in the first and/or in the second side wall, and such that spacing between the centroids of the cross sectional surfaces of these reinforcing elements is approximately 40% or more of spacing between the side walls. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107168 | SECURING STRUCTURE FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE - The securing structure for a solar cell module includes a placement member installed on roof and having a groove in an upper surface, an external thread portion extending upward from the placement member, at least one flat plate-like shim member having a slit through which the external thread portion passes and a through-hole, and stacked on the placement member, a flat plate-like connecting member placed on the shim member, having an insertion hole through which the external thread portion passes, a droop portion drooping in the groove of the placement member through the through-hole, and a plurality of upward projecting portions projecting upward and sticking in the solar cell module, and having conductive property, and a first securing member and a second securing member pressing downward the solar cell module placed on the connecting member with screwing between the external thread portion and an internal thread portion. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107169 | WINDOW COVERING SYSTEM - A window covering assembly, including a generally convex panel defining a perimeter. The panel further includes structural outer and inner layers and an impact absorbing layer disposed between the structural outer layer and the structural inner layer. A flange portion is connected to the generally convex panel and has a plurality of apertures formed therethrough. A plurality of fasteners are extendable through the apertures for engaging a structure. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107170 | FLOOD SHIELD SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A deployable flood shield, and associated method, prevents ingress of water through an opening. An outer frame is positioned to surround the opening and has a top channel, a bottom channel, a left channel and a right channel. A flexible shield is stored within the bottom channel prior to deployment and has a left edge retained by the left channel and a right edge retained by the right channel. Seals are configured with each of the bottom, left, and right channels for sealing between the bottom, left, and right channels and the flexible shield when deployed. A controller deploys the flexible shield to prevent the ingress of water into the opening. A deploy command is received and a motor is driven, for a predefined period, to deploy a flexible shield to block the opening and preventing the flexible shield from retracting. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107171 | SLIDING DOOR ASSEMBLY - A modular wall assembly includes a frame assembly that includes at least one vertical frame member and at least one horizontal frame member, wherein the frame assembly is configured to define a door opening, a door member slidably operable between a closed position, wherein the door member is at least partially located within the door opening, and an open position, wherein the door member is at least partially removed from with the door opening to allow ingress and egress through the door opening, and a support assembly that includes a sliding support member that slidably supports the door member between the open and closed positions, and at least one mounting arrangement coupling the sliding support member, wherein the at least one mounting arrangement allows vertical adjustment of the sliding support member with respect to the frame assembly. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107172 | GYPSUM COMPOSITES USED IN FIRE RESISTANT BUILDING COMPONENTS - A composite product includes gypsum in an amount of 60 to 90% by weight, fibers in an amount of 1.5 to 26% by weight substantially homogeneously distributed through the composite, and a rheology-modifying agent in an amount of 0.5 to 6% by weight. The composite is caused or allowed to cure to form a cured composite. The cured composite is a fire resistant component used in a fire-rated door core, a fire-rated door or a fire-rated building panel. The fire resistant component may include a building panel, a door panel, a door core, a door rail, a door stile, a door lock block, a door border, or a door insert. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107173 | METAL CURTAIN WALL SYSTEM OF MONOLAYER STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are a metal curtain wall system of a monolayer structure and a construction method thereof. The metal curtain wall system comprises a plurality of composite material curtain wall units ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150107174 | APPARATUS PROVIDING VISUAL-REVEAL GAP FOR WALL - Apparatus is for a baseboard installable relative to a wall assembly supported by a wall-support structure. The apparatus includes a body assembly configured for installation relative to the wall assembly and the baseboard. A visual-reveal feature is formed between the body assembly and the baseboard once the body assembly and the baseboard are positioned relative to each other, the body assembly is installed to the wall assembly, and the baseboard is installed to the wall assembly. The body assembly includes a wall-support contact portion configured to contact the wall-support structure. First engagement assembly extends from the wall-support contact portion. Second engagement assembly is configured to be attachable to the baseboard. Second engagement assembly and first engagement assembly are configured to engage with each other. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107175 | COATED STRUCTURAL MEMBERS HAVING IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO CRACKING - Structural systems having coated structural members with enhanced durability are provided, along with methods of making and using the same. Structural members including at least one coating material applied to a substrate that comprises at least one protrusion may exhibit increased strength and/or durability and may be less likely fail during use. For example, structural members as described herein exhibit an improved resistance to cracking when a force is applied to the protrusion. Structural systems according to embodiments of the present invention can be suitable for use in a variety of applications, including in ready-to-assemble furniture or cabinetry applications or as building and construction materials such as wall board, flooring, trim, and the like. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107176 | SUPPORT MEMBER USED IN STRUCTURE MEMBERS - The present invention relates to a support member which is in connection to a structure member comprising a body made of composite material and space parts defined inside said body. The support member comprising a body which is placed into said space part and which is made of composite material comprising at least one type of fiber and at least one type of resin; and channels embodied along the length of the body according to a determined placement plan so as to change the movement orbit of ballistic pieces in order to dispense and thereby eliminate the pressure applied on the structure member. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107177 | CONSTRUCTION BLOCK - A construction block | 2015-04-23 |
20150107178 | FLOOR PANEL - A floor panel includes a substrate and a top layer provided on the substrate. The top layer is composed of a print and a transparent thermoplastic layer having a thickness of 0.5 mm or less and being situated above said print. The floor panel, at least on two opposite edges, is provided with a straight or curved chamfer extending to below the global level of the print. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107179 | REINFORCED HOLLOW FOR A WIND TURBINE TOWER - Reinforced hollow for a wind turbine tower comprising a lower ring ( | 2015-04-23 |
20150107180 | MODULAR SUPPORT SYSTEMS - Modular support systems for supporting multi story buildings including plates having bottom major faces and top major faces, the plates defining bolt holes extending through the plates, vertical columns extending from bottom ends to top ends opposite the bottom ends, the bottom ends of the vertical columns being welded to the top major faces of the plates, and horizontal columns having bottom sides and top sides opposite the bottom sides, the bottom sides of the horizontal columns being welded to the top end of the vertical columns. In some examples, the horizontal column defines bolt holes being positioned to align with the bolt holes defined in the plate. Some examples include pluralities of structural units selectively fastened together in a vertical arrangement, with each structural unit configured to selectively couple with vertically adjacent structural unit. Some examples define buildings including disclosed support systems. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107181 | NODE STRUCTURES FOR LATTICE FRAMES - A node structure for connecting a member of a lattice frame to one or more other members of the frame comprises a hollow brace having opposed walls that converge outwardly at an acute angle in cross-section toward a central plane to connect at an outer edge. At least one root portion has a central longitudinal axis extending outwardly in the central plane of the brace for alignment with a member of the frame. The root portion has an inner end cut away at opposite sides around the central plane to leave a joining surface that intersects the converging walls of the brace while embracing an outer region of the brace extending inwardly from the outer edge. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107182 | TRUSS CONFIGURATION - A truss comprising a top chord, a bottom chord, a plurality of exterior braces, and a plurality of interior braces, wherein the top chord further comprises a plurality of welding slots arrangements, each of the welding slots arrangements including pilot holes and welding slots, wherein the welding slots arrangement is used to securely attach one of the interior braces and the exterior braces to the top chord. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107183 | COLUMN BASE JOINT STRUCTURE - In a column base joint structure, an anchor bolt and a column installed upright on a groundsel are tightly joined using groundsel-side and column-side hardware pieces. The groundsel-side hardware piece includes groundsel-embedded and upper fitting tenon portions. A fitting hole for the upper fitting tenon portion of the groundsel-side hardware piece is formed in a base of the column. The column-side hardware piece includes a lower projecting portion projecting downward from a top face portion to the inside of the fitting hole, and a column-embedded portion positioned above the top face portion. A pin locking hole in the upper fitting tenon portion of the groundsel-side hardware piece and a pin locking hole in the lower projecting portion of the column-side hardware piece are mutually aligned, a driftpin is hammered into the aligned pin locking holes, and the anchor bolt and the column are thereby tightly joined to each other. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107184 | TRUSS MOUNT BRACKET FOR ROOF ANCHORS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A roof anchor-bracket having a base plate, a riser and a top fixture, wherein the base plate comprises at least two opposed, substantially vertical flanges sized and configured to attach to at least two corresponding opposed, substantially vertical sides of support structures in a roof and wherein the top fixture contains at least one attachment element sized and configured to hold and anchor a user lifeline. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107185 | WATERPROOF SCREW, SEALING MATERIAL, METHOD FOR STRUCTURE INSTALLATION, AND STRUCTURE FOR STRUCTURE INSTALLATION - A waterproof screw includes a screw member including a head portion and a shank portion and a sealing material covering the circumference of the shank portion. In the sealing material, the tackiness of a surface at the outer side in a radial direction of the shank portion is lower than that of a surface at the inner side in the radial direction thereof and the inner side in the radial direction of the sealing material has a shear storage elastic modulus G′ at 25° C. measured at a frequency of 1 Hz of 50000 Pa or less. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107186 | METHOD AND MOUNTING SYSTEM FOR MOUNTING LIFT COMPONENTS - The present disclosure relates to a method for mounting lift components of a lift system in a vertical shaft of a building with the aid of a mounting system which can be moved in the shaft, wherein the lift system has at least one cage which can travel along guide rails in the shaft. In order to develop the method to achieve shorter fitting times and less dependency upon how advanced the construction of the building is, according to the invention a mounting system is positioned in the shaft, having a support platform and a mounting platform, which are disposed one above the other, and having a lifting and pulling device, the support platform and the mounting platform being alternately fixed in position in the shaft and the platform which is not fixed in position at any one time is displaced in the vertical direction by means of the lifting and pulling device relative to the platform fixed in position. In addition, the invention relates to a mounting system for carrying out the method. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107187 | Angle Spreader for Trusses - A truss hinge that allows hinging between truss parts, and also allows configuration into a different size, and spreads the angle of the truss open ends. One embodiment uses a first plate, having a connection part to a first truss, where the connection part is adapted for connection to a first truss. A second plate is movable relative to the first plate. The second plate also has a second connection part adapted for connection to a second truss. An angle setting part forms a connection between the first plate and the second plate, that holds the first plate relative to the second plate at any of a number of different relative locations between the first plate and the second plate. The plates include angle markings to set the connections. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107188 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING ENAMELLED STORAGE TANKS AND SILOS - Method for constructing enamelled storage tanks and silos, whereby the storage tank is constructed from segments of non-enamelled thick-walled steel that are fastened together on the construction site by welding, and then clad with a double-sided enamelled flexible thin-walled steel plate on the inside and outside of the storage tank, and whereby the enamelling temperature is at least 500° C. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107189 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR KEEPING HUMIDITY/WATER AWAY FROM A CONCRETE SLAB SITTING ON A FOOTING - A device and method for keeping humidity/water away from a main concrete slab sitting on a concrete footing of a building includes a joint entirely covering an intersection of the external side surface of the foundation wall and the top surface of the footing, and typically a structural rod located adjacent and along the intersection. Alternatively, the device and method includes at least one through hole extending through the footing, and sloping downwardly from the internal side surface to the external side surface, and below the top surface of the footing, to drain water away from the area under the slab. A drain pipe may also be inserted into the hole. | 2015-04-23 |
20150107190 | DISPOSABLE PRODUCTION LINE FOR FILLING AND FINISHING A PRODUCT - An apparatus for processing one or more products in need of closure. The apparatus comprises a vessel including an inlet for receiving the one or more products and an outlet for discharging the one or more products under sterile and/or pyrogen free conditions. A device is also adapted for applying the closure to the one or more products in the vessel, along with the optional filling and/or weighing of the products before or after applying the closure. Related apparatuses, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2015-04-23 |